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Christian Religious Knowledge Paper 2, May/June 2014  
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(a)        “Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him”.
            What else did Jesus say about effective prayer?
(b)        Outline three reasons why some prayers are not answered.

 


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Observation

This question attracted few candidates and most of these candidates mentioned the different types of prayers instead of the requirements of effective prayers such as repentance, humility, belief and steadfastness. This made them to lose good marks. Candidates should have responded to the question thus:

(a)       EFFECTIVE PRAYERS    (JAMES 1:2 – 8, 5:13 – 18)
-         James encouraged Christians to be joyful when they face various trials
           for it is a test of faith, while faith produces steadfastness.
-         He said that steadfastness should have its full effect so that they might
            be perfect and lack nothing;
  -         If anyone lacks wisdom, he should pray to God who gives generously
         and without reproach.
-        James said that Christians must repent of their sins and confess them to
         one another;  for God is holy, and does not tolerate sin;
-        Prayers must be made in faith without doubting, for the doubter will  
   receive nothing;
-        He compared anyone who doubts with a wave of the sea that is driven
 and tossed  by the wind.
-        Any petition made to God must be backed by belief that God would
   grant the requests;
-        God is glorified when people pray for the right things; thus prayers
   should be made according to the will of God;
-        Christians should exercise patience by waiting upon the will and the
   grace of   God;
-        They must pray in humility for their prayers to be effective;
-        They should also be persistent in prayer by praying unceasingly till
   their requests   are met;
-        James taught that the fervent prayer of the righteous had great effect;
-        He gave an example of Elijah who prayed fervently that there should not    be rain and there was no  rain. He prayed again, and there was rain.
-        James advised that the elders of the Church should be called upon to
   pray for the sick.
-        He taught that the prayer of faith would save the sick.
                                                           
(b)  REASONS FOR UNANSWERED PRAYER
        -         Doublemindedness in prayer/unbelief/lack of faith;
        -         Unforgiving spirit on the part of the person praying;
        -         Lack of concentration;
        -         Unconfessed sins/keeping sins in the heart;
        -         Asking for things not according to the will of God;
        -         Lack of consistency
        -         Arrogance
        -         Lack of wisdom
        -         Selfishness

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